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Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋

@paulcaplat.bsky.social

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Ecologist at QUB, modelling species dynamics in novel habitats, particularly with trees around. Working for EDI. Long-distance migrant (FR, CAN, OZ, SWE, NI). Part time musician, house renovator, and van lifer. Ice hockey fan. Slave to two dogs. He/him .. more

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Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Nov 23

I thought I'd share ongoing research:
1) INVISMO: linking insect vision and habitat use (led Emily Baird, Stockholm Uni)
2) Raptor ecology with @lambin-ecology.bsky.social and many PhD

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 4d

On Tuesday we (with @emagorrian.bsky.social and Paul Armstrong from the Woodland Trust) hosted a workshop to discuss what future NI forests could look like. Fantastic turnout and great conversations, looking forward to a second one on mapping opportunities! @daera-ni.gov.uk

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 6d

Je vis au Royaume-Uni, et le p.t.d'IA de YouTube ou Bluesky traduit directement votre voix en anglais ,qu'elle dinguerie 😯

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Jason Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · 11d

As we freeze to death at least we'll be able to amuse ourselves with AI slop videos ...
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Spread of data centers raises risk of winter outages, grid monitor warns

Regions where peak electricity demand has risen quickly face the highest risks, says the North American Electric Reliability Corp.

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Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 24d

Indeed.

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · 24d

Granger et al. Multispecies sensory networks and social foraging strategies: Implications for population decline in procellariiform seabirds www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #ornithology #seabirds

Multispecies sensory networks and social foraging strategies: Implications for population decline in procellariiform seabirds | PNAS

Multispecies sensory networks, where different species prioritize different sensory modalities and then use heterospecific information in a likely ...

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Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 25d

WTF indeed.

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 25d

I understand, but it's a terminology problem too, isn't it?
if we say that they "chat" or "create art", that's a conceptual extension of the actual meaning of these terms. So "lying" might be seen as a similar extension of the usual meaning.
And what about fake references? they make them up.

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 25d

I am so sorry that the French joke that is BHL used ChatGPT enough to ramble in English and attract the world eyes on his dangerous mediocrity.

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 25d

Surely that depends on the salt content in the pasta itself?

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 25d

Still a chance to return to 1.5C climate goal, researchers @climateanalytics.org say

- Report calls for scaling-up of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors to limit peak of global heating

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Still a chance to return to 1.5C climate goal, researchers say

Report calls for scaling-up of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors to limit peak of global heating

www.theguardian.com

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 25d

And if LUC is attributed to consumption patterns of western countries, how does it change the country contributions? 🤔
By a lot. I find this graph misleading because it shows EU doing better than rest of the world by a scaling effect.

Reposted by Monica G. Turner, Mike Flannigan, Paul Caplat , and 3 more Monica G. Turner, Mike Flannigan, Paul Caplat, Juan Antonio Hernández‐Agüero, Christina Dollinger, Benjamin Wildermuth

Ana Stritih @anastritih.bsky.social · 26d

Do you like forests and computer models? 🌳🧑‍💻
Within the Future Forests excellence cluster, we are hiring two modellers for 7 year (!) positions here in Freiburg.

A scientific coordinator role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...

And and a scientific programmer role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...

Reposted by James M. Bullock, Julie L. Lockwood, John Barry , and 2 more James M. Bullock, Julie L. Lockwood, John Barry, Rachael Garrett, Paul Caplat

Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 27d

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"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"

Are the advocates for net zero losing the fight?

The cost of misunderstanding: How public perception shapes the net zero debate

fgsglobal.com

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ForestNavigator Project @forestnavigeu.bsky.social · 27d

🌳 Our research in Nature Communications!
Converting coniferous to broad-leaved forests in Europe could cut summer hot extremes by up to 1 °C — boosting climate effectiveness.
Read more 👇
🔗https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64580-y
#ForestNavigator #ClimateScience #Forestry #NatureComms

Conversion from coniferous to broadleaved trees can make European forests more climate-effective - Nature Communications

This study investigates the effects of forestation on temperature in Europe using climate model experiments. The findings indicate that conversion from coniferous to broadleaved trees in currently for...

nature.com

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 28d

Which bird disperses which plant? What does bird dispersed fruit look like? Why do fruit sizes differ between regions? Why does ivy fruit in winter? How can we identify the disperser and distance carried from droppings? How did this collaboration arise? youtu.be/4vZ0w97ffRM?...

Fruit, frugivores, and the ecology of seed dispersal

YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts

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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · Oct 29

NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows that some #raptors switched foraging strategy when #COVID19 lockdowns reduced the availability of #roadkill: buff.ly/jUug7Yj

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Oct 29

Looks weirdly like Musk

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Oct 29

Je vous recommande vivement de lire le magnifique livre Braiding Sweetgrass qui expose la gestion écologique des ressources par les indigènes du Nord Est des États-Unis, notamment "the honorable harvest". Renversant (et je suis écologue depuis 25 ans).

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Oct 27

*rant on*
The UK academic world is dying from its own form of capitalism. We are so busy that time for the community is almost impossible to find. Being a journal editor is mad (finding reviewers), supervising a PhD is fun until you need to find an external examiner...
* rant off **
(* never off)

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David Bauman @davbauman.bsky.social · Oct 27

🌲 Very happy to share our new study on where, when, and why trees die across the range of 3 major southern US pines: Pinus taeda, P. palustris, and P. elliottii (loblolly, longleaf, and slash pine).
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/geb.70141
@ird-fr.bsky.social @umramap.bsky.social @ulbrecherche.bsky.social
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Mosaic of Size‐Dependent Mortality in Three Ecologically and Economically Important Pine Species Reveals Patterns Across Space and Time

Aim Global forests face increasing stresses from novel climate states, altered disturbance regimes and the spread of pests and pathogens. Understanding where and when mortality occurs across species...

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Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Oct 26

How has it escaped my attention for 12 years? the book Braiding Sweetgrass is a must read for anyone interested in ecological science and/or indigenous knowledge, beautifully written.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braidin...

Braiding Sweetgrass - Wikipedia

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Mediapart @mediapart.fr · Oct 23

Après un recours déposé par trois associations écologistes, le tribunal judiciaire de Paris a condamné le groupe jeudi 23 octobre pour pratiques commerciales trompeuses, en raison de communications mensongères sur son ambition climatique.

Par @mickacorreia.bsky.social

TotalEnergies est condamné par la justice pour greenwashing

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Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Oct 23

No worries at all, I'm sorry I didn't get that - I was also confused by the initial post, clear now!

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Oct 23

Sorry, who are you talking about? I thought the post was about Catherine Connolly...I'm lost.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · Oct 23

Take nothing for granted, make sure to get out and vote Connolly tomorrow.

This presidential election has the potential to bring about a major shift in Irish politics, with a united left providing a real alternative to over a century of tweedledum tweedledee FF/FG.
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Catherine Connolly: the outspoken leftwinger set to be Ireland’s next president

Independent candidate’s smooth campaign has enthused younger voters but views on Nato and Hamas may concern European allies

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Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Oct 22

Such a cool project!

Glenn Shepard @tweettropiques.bsky.social · Oct 22

University College London seeks candidates for a FUNDED Ph.D. in #geoarcheology and #archeobotany examining the antiquity of slash and burn agriculture in the northwest Amazon of Brazil

Deadline 17 December!

www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/how...

How old is slash-and-burn in Amazonia? | TREES DLA

Slash-and-burn is the dominant strategy for plant cultivation in rural Amazonia yet its antiquity in pre-Colonial times is unclear. Ascertaining both its antiquity and differences compared to modern s...

www.trees-dla.ac.uk

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Glenn Shepard @tweettropiques.bsky.social · Oct 22

How old is slash-and-burn in Amazonia? | TREES DLA

www.trees-dla.ac.uk

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Oct 20

Fantastic.

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CEDaR @cedar-ni.bsky.social · Oct 8

You've probably noticed a few more berries, fruits, nuts and seeds from our trees this year – the mast year! 🍎

Let us know what you've found by recording with us!